Matinée D’Octobre (Vallée de Blaison)

DESCRIPTION: This 1880 etching is titled "Matinée d'Octobre (Vallée de Blaison)" by the French artist Tancrède Abraham (1836–1895). A rural landscape showing tall trees, a rocky outcrop, and figures working or gathering near the edge of a field. Salon Exhibition: The print is based on a painting by Abraham that was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1880. It was published in the art journal Gazette des Beaux-Arts in July 1880, annotated Bretagne Artistique (artistic Brittany) and printed in Paris by Alfred Cadart, himself a major etching revivalist. The print is stamped ‘SPECIMEN’, identifying it as a 19th-century trade specimen printed from engraved reliefs intended for subsequent print runs. STYLE:Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 25.5 x 17.5 CREATORS: after Tancrède Abraham PUBLICATION: Gazette des Beaux-Arts PUBLISHER: Paris: Alfred Cadart DATE: 1880 COMMENTS: Excellent condition. Laid paper with plate marks. SUBJECT: Works of Art PACKAGE: Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.